Oak beam-built church „Saint Archangels”, Agafton

A wooden church made of oak beams, located in the village of Agafton; built in 1740 by Hieromonk Agafton, it features frescoes dating from 1956. It is a site distinct from the Agafton Monastery.

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A wooden church made of oak beams, located in the village of Agafton; built in 1740 by Hieromonk Agafton, it features frescoes dating from 1956. It is a site distinct from the Agafton Monastery.

Oak beam-built church, its dedication day „Saint Archangels”, in Agafton village, commune Curtesti, built in 1740, its founder being hieromonk Agafton. The design comprises: narthex, nave, altar and porch included in the initial plan. The fresco inside the church made by archimandrite-painter Vartolomei in 1956.

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